In the distinct brand of Cubism that he developed while living temporarily in Paris, Rivera used small dots of color, a technique known as Pointillism, to amplify contrasts in texture and pattern. Here, the sleek bottle of green liquid, presumably absinthe, and shiny metal spoon, necessary for preparing the potent drink, are paired against a strip of camouflage tablecloth, a reference to World War I. Additionally, he includes references to his homeland, such as the cigar box with a partial label reading BENITO JUA underneath a miniature Mexican landscape. This label refers to Benito Juárez, the President of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872.

Champaign, Illinois: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ¦Lipchitz and the Avant-Garde: From Paris to New York¦, September 16, 2001 - January 6, 2002, cat. no.15; p. 83 (illus. in color).

Kyoto,Japan: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, September 14-November 24, 2002; Tokyo: The Bunkamura Museum of Art, December 7, 2000 - March 9, 2003, Picasso and the School of Paris, Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. plate 22, p. 66, illus. in color.

Helfenstein, Josef. Editor. Lipchitz and the Avant-Garde: From Paris to New York. Exh. Cat. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2001. Cat. No. 15, pg. 83 (illus. in color).Levy, Florence N. Modern Masters at the Pennsylvania Academy in International Studio. 1920, vol. 71, p. XXXIII.